Belt game 17,932 · May 28, 1997
Baltimore Orioles take the belt
Baltimore Orioles beat Detroit Tigers 8–1 on the road to start reign 8,440 of the MLB belt, the 438th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since May 25, 1997, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Baltimore Orioles held it for 9 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on June 6, 1997.
8,440Reign number
438Team's reign
4Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Reed | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Miceli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Cummings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Phil Nevin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian L. Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Bordick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Tarasco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Webster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reboulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Boskie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.